Carolyn's Creative Whims

Living in Idaho, the seasons can change overnight from summer to fall and right into winter. Because of the drop in temperatures, I spent most of the day doing chores to prepare for the cold months ahead.

The furnace filters were pulled, cleaned and the electronic filters run through the dishwasher. This afternoon, the sun came out so I decided to fertilize the trees and spray some shrubs that have a fungus. Usually hubby helps me with these tasks but a back injury has made it difficult for him to put on his "gardener" hat. I still have one BIG task, caulking around the sliding door off of my craft area. This side of the house gets a beating with rain and wind and the snow stacks up against the door. Thus, I want it sealed well before it gets too cold and the caulk is difficult to apply.

With little energy left, I decided to complete a stamp club project from last week. I seldom get mine finished during club as I work slowly and must try each color and embellishment to see if I like it before final assembly. It was fun to create, but I'm not so sure what I will do with it even though it looks pretty on a stand in my craft room.

I've also been mulling over ideas for holiday gifts. Had hubby take the hardware off of some wood boxes for me last month and last night I painted all of them with gesso. They are dry and ready for some acrylic paint. This will definitely be a work in progress because I have no plan for the altering. It will merely happen as I move forward with my experimenting.

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Lastly, I want to thank my good friend, Julie, for urging me to create a blog. She resides with her family in Taiwan and has offered to help me with some of the features. She has even promoted my blog and linked it to hers. http://juliekintaiwan.wordpress.com I have some wonderful friends who I have met through my art experiments and Julie is one of my treasures.

Check out her blog and you will find pictures of a darling family as well as educational posts and of course, Julie's art.